Game Predictor: Week 18

Our Clayton Gray combines the Footballguys projections with Vegas lines to predict this week's NFL results.

Clayton Gray's Game Predictor: Week 18 Clayton Gray Published 01/02/2025

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The Game Predictor has been part of Footballguys since its inception. Created by Footballguys co-founder David Dodds, it blends our weekly projections, Vegas game lines, and other data to outline how each team will perform this week.

Note: If you prefer the old format, please scroll down.

Saturday Football

TeamPaCompsPaAttsPaYdsPaTDsINTsRushesRuYdsRuTDsScore
Baltimore17.324.9228.72.20.432.8180.31.232.1
Cleveland20.235.9205.90.91.116.056.60.411.3
Pittsburgh19.830.0232.71.60.728.8123.81.123.9
Cincinnati25.336.3289.62.20.821.587.20.625.2

Sunday Midday Games

TeamPaCompsPaAttsPaYdsPaTDsINTsRushesRuYdsRuTDsScore
Atlanta19.128.6221.61.70.930.6147.01.529.0
Carolina19.030.4202.51.40.823.298.30.719.7
Dallas20.934.0211.61.40.824.4105.10.719.4
Washington20.228.8222.51.60.731.9151.41.325.5
Green Bay18.628.2228.11.60.830.1136.11.427.3
Chicago19.231.0201.01.10.624.2100.40.715.8
Indianapolis19.129.3231.51.61.028.9119.91.225.3
Jacksonville20.230.5217.21.40.926.2105.30.719.3
New England19.429.3197.01.20.924.0111.20.818.4
Buffalo17.728.2200.11.31.027.6118.61.221.3
Philadelphia13.924.0148.81.00.528.1117.41.020.1
NY Giants20.633.3212.41.10.924.2107.70.817.4
Tampa Bay23.232.5265.82.30.828.7142.61.030.3
New Orleans17.730.7188.10.90.819.578.70.413.8
Tennessee17.929.0202.21.41.225.9101.00.619.6
Houston19.230.7200.51.21.024.0100.21.018.9
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Sunday Afternoon Games

TeamPaCompsPaAttsPaYdsPaTDsINTsRushesRuYdsRuTDsScore
NY Jets22.133.9227.71.50.821.390.60.619.8
Miami18.329.3186.01.40.729.0120.50.920.7
Denver20.631.0206.81.80.725.2109.01.126.7
Kansas City18.830.5194.01.01.025.497.10.815.3
Las Vegas21.733.8226.11.20.822.584.80.618.2
LA Chargers19.228.6219.21.60.429.2124.21.023.5
LA Rams18.430.1200.71.11.025.2105.70.616.4
Seattle22.733.5251.81.40.922.897.90.922.3
Arizona21.331.4222.11.40.823.3108.80.923.1
San Francisco17.728.5199.51.21.024.9120.60.919.4

Sunday Night Football

TeamPaCompsPaAttsPaYdsPaTDsINTsRushesRuYdsRuTDsScore
Detroit23.031.6268.52.20.829.0131.41.531.5
Minnesota22.332.0273.22.20.824.1100.00.927.1

All Games in a Single Table

There were requests to keep the old format with all of the games in a single table, so that is below.

TeamPaCompsPaAttsPaYdsPaTDsINTsRushesRuYdsRuTDsScore
Baltimore17.324.9228.72.20.432.8180.31.232.1
Cleveland20.235.9205.90.91.116.056.60.411.3
Pittsburgh19.830.0232.71.60.728.8123.81.123.9
Cincinnati25.336.3289.62.20.821.587.20.625.2
Tampa Bay23.232.5265.82.30.828.7142.61.030.3
New Orleans17.730.7188.10.90.819.578.70.413.8
New England19.429.3197.01.20.924.0111.20.818.4
Buffalo17.728.2200.11.31.027.6118.61.221.3
Green Bay18.628.2228.11.60.830.1136.11.427.3
Chicago19.231.0201.01.10.624.2100.40.715.8
Indianapolis19.129.3231.51.61.028.9119.91.225.3
Jacksonville20.230.5217.21.40.926.2105.30.719.3
Atlanta19.128.6221.61.70.930.6147.01.529.0
Carolina19.030.4202.51.40.823.298.30.719.7
Dallas20.934.0211.61.40.824.4105.10.719.4
Washington20.228.8222.51.60.731.9151.41.325.5
Tennessee17.929.0202.21.41.225.9101.00.619.6
Houston19.230.7200.51.21.024.0100.21.018.9
Philadelphia13.924.0148.81.00.528.1117.41.020.1
NY Giants20.633.3212.41.10.924.2107.70.817.4
NY Jets22.133.9227.71.50.821.390.60.619.8
Miami18.329.3186.01.40.729.0120.50.920.7
Denver20.631.0206.81.80.725.2109.01.126.7
Kansas City18.830.5194.01.01.025.497.10.815.3
Las Vegas21.733.8226.11.20.822.584.80.618.2
LA Chargers19.228.6219.21.60.429.2124.21.023.5
LA Rams18.430.1200.71.11.025.2105.70.616.4
Seattle22.733.5251.81.40.922.897.90.922.3
Arizona21.331.4222.11.40.823.3108.80.923.1
San Francisco17.728.5199.51.21.024.9120.60.919.4
Detroit23.031.6268.52.20.829.0131.41.531.5
Minnesota22.332.0273.22.20.824.1100.00.927.1

 

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